Test Footage

Test Footage from Michael Barrett on Vimeo.

The test footage used a single red head light and sometimes a reflector board. The aim was to create very direct light lighting only certain specific areas.

The first shot used the light shining on a reflector board. This created some strong shadows but proved very hard to get light on a specific area. The camera shot was also a dramatically low angle.

The second shot nicely illuminates the left side of the guys face and there are some nice reflection on the wine bottle.

Shot three used some extra props to block the light and allow the light to only shine on the eyes. However, this was unstable and the light bounces around a great deal.

Shot four was an ECU of the guys eye with the aim of having the light reflected in it. There was a nice light reflection but when we tried to reflect he wine glass it was impossible to see on the camera.

In shot five there were some nice strips of light across the wine glass though it was hard to see the results of the light until it was transferred onto the computer.

Shot six was an attempt to get a dramatic shadow while keeping the first character clear. The biggest difficulty was trying to get the shadow the right size and in the right place.

Shot six was an attempted to get the shadow of the person traveling along ahead of the person. Positioning the light was difficult in the tight location.

The final shot was trying to use a practical light creating a small amount of light.

One thing that's clear is much work testing work needs to be done.